As a leader in the Project Management group, you will provide purchasing expertise and direction to ensure the timely delivery of materials to maintain capacities and schedule for our manufactured products. 

• Lead and develop a team of 2-3 buyers to support internal and external customers
• Act as primary point of contact for all purchased project material discussions
• Responsible for all functions of the project purchased materials buying team
• Work with vendors to establish competitive pricing/new sources for materials that do not have a preferred/strategic supplier with a Total Cost of Ownership view (Line Item Price, Rebates, Early Payment Discounts)
• Collaborate with Supply Chain and Materials Management to identify strategic sourcing opportunities, items that my warrant transition from project purchase to stock, VMI or Kanban
• Maintain strong communication with Project Management team to provide visibility of material availability
• Purchase project material on an as needed basis to support team
• On time buying metrics, accurate material procurement, maintaining healthy vendor relationship
• Coordinate/organize/lead all vendor visits and associated content
• Drive performance within team to improve results
• Align relevant buyer metrics along with associated data collection to quantify improvements and reporting to Director of Engineering, Director of Supply Chain and team dashboard
• Lead team strategic goals related to Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery
• Champion individuals to lead continuous improvement initiatives within buying team
• Ensure team members are conducting work in accordance with the governing quality manual, work instructions, procedures and standard work processes
• Promote and lead by example in the participation of “My Ideas”, Coach, Problem Solving, Lean, Strategic Sourcing and other continuous improvement processes/initiatives applying these principles within the team to drive out waste and reduce costs
• Develop direct reports, onboard new team members, daily, weekly, and yearly coaching of employees to build an actively engaged workforce
• Maintain an efficient and accurate system for monitoring all open purchase orders and escalate unresolved supplier issues to Supply Chain
• Work with the material management team to ensure that all deliveries satisfy the assigned purchase orders and report any back-ordered or missing products.
• Maintain strict confidentiality with all purchasing information and programs
• Arranges for disposal of surplus materials
• Participate in Supplier quality activities such as corrective action completion
• Interface with company and supplier senior management.
• Demonstrate excellent negotiation and presentation skills.

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• Minimum of Associates Degree or equivalent experience; Bachelors Degree preferred; certification in related field is desired
• Minimum five years of purchasing experience

SKILLS

• Highly motivated with excellent leadership skills possessing the ability to drive initiatives and produce results
• Strong organizational skills with a proven ability to effectively align priorities to meet business needs
• Skilled at evaluating employees’ performance in a balanced and consistent manner and providing training, direction, and support
• Adept at methodically analyzing problems and making quality decisions Total Cost of Ownership
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills, readily mentors across the organization
• Ability to effectively interface with internal and external customers and suppliers
• Strong phone skills
• Excellent File Management